2nd and 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 7

Have you ever been the new kid? Well, maybe you can relate to the character’s point of view. Use this resource with your students to practice identifying the point of view of a text and explaining the character’s opinions.

With this resource, give your students practice comparing and contrasting the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

Introduce students to the inspiring environmental activist Wangari Maathai. Children will read a short biography about the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

Use this resource to teach your students how to use introductory phrases as they cite text evidence in their answers.

Reading nonfiction can be tricky, whether read individually or as a group. Young readers will be asked to match common text features to the correct illustrated features in this tree-themed activity.

This short nonfiction text will provide students with an opportunity to become more comfortable with identifying and defining academic vocabulary words—and they'll have fun learning all about the life cycle of a chicken in the process!

Give your young readers some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the beloved story of The Three Little Pigs! Students will consider protagonists, antagonists, and character dynamics with this version of the classic story.

The class watched an exciting movie about a castle adventure. But now the students need help recalling the details of the film.

This worksheet provides students with an opportunity to closely examine the difference between a topic and main idea in a nonfiction text. After reading and completing Part 1 as a class, challenge your students to complete Part 2 on their own or with a pa

Do you know how to haiku? This haiku worksheet gives your budding poet practice with counting syllables and noticing the role of rhythm in poetry.

Short stories, such as The Crow and the Jug, make great reading comprehension tools. Use this short Aesop’s fable to get your second graders thinking about central lessons and morals.

With this worksheet, your students will connect the key ideas of this nonfiction text and identify the cause and effect relationships.

Get to know scientist, artist, and activist Mae Jemsion in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Sail back in time to Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, with this fun, fact-filled worksheet.

Your students will love learning all about this fascinating historical figure while also practicing reading comprehension and reading response skills.

What type of change will you get? Use this resource with your students to compare and contrast chemical and physical reactions.

Use this resource with your students to get them making connections between two nonfiction texts on the same topic. They will use a Venn diagram to organize the similarities and differences.

Get caught up in the drama of "Casey at the Bat" with this reader's theater script.

This worksheet provides a culminating project for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Go on a camping adventure as you dive into this reading comprehension worksheet!

Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.

Use this resource to practice comparing and contrasting key points and details between two texts. This graphic organizer will help your students organize the important information from two informational texts on the same topic.

Read about how the capybara live and other interesting facts about capybara. Sure to satisfy your curiosity about capybaras!

This resource will help your students practice an important reading comprehension skill as they read a fiction text and identify cause and effect relationships

Ask students questions about "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer to develop their reading comprehension skills.

Encourage thoughtful media consumption with this set of television show comprehension questions.

A key component of reading comprehension is being able to draw conclusions—or make inferences—about what we read. Use this resource to give your students extra practice making their own inferences based on simple sentences.